STREAMS OF BUNCLODY FESTIVAL PARADE
SWIMMING POOL
Bunclody Swimming Pool is open for the 2018 summer season. Admission fees: Pay as you go – Adult €5 per hour; Pay as you go – Child €3 per hour.
BUNCLODY LIBRARY
Coming up in Bunclody Library this August.
Thursday, August 2, at 7 p.m. – The Battle of Vinegar Hill 10 things we didn’t know. ‘ The Battle of Vinegar Hill – 10 things we didn’t know’ with Jacqui Hynes will be a whistle-stop journey through interesting and unusual historical, archaeological and folklore facts, discovered during the course of research. Booking essential.
Thursday, August 9, at 7 p.m. – Cake Decorating Demonstration – Following the success of Marie’s children’s workshops in Bunclody Library, Marie will now present a cake decorating demonstration for adults. Why not come along and pick up some tips on how to produce your own creative cake topper. Booking essential.
Saturday, August 11, 2.30 p.m. – Film screening for Adults
Thursday, August 16, at 7 p.m. – ‘Another Link in the Chain’ Family history archival materials in Wexford County Archive. This talk by Gráinne Doran, Archivist with Wexford County Council, will explore some of the primary source materials in Wexford County Archive that are relevant to family history research. Collections in local archive services tend to be overlooked for family history research purposes. Visuals will be provided from a diverse range of manuscript collections that reflect the cultural, commercial, maritime, political and social heritage of County Wexford. Booking essential.
Bunclody Knitting Club meets on Wednesday mornings at 10.30 a.m. All Welcome Free event.
Regular Children’s Events Toddler Story Time
Join us on Friday mornings at 11 a.m. Come along with your toddler or pre-schooler for stories, rhymes and songs.
Booking essential for all events. Tel: 053 9375466.
Bunclody Library branch is a wonderful – and free – resource for families. Check out what we are reading this week. Not to be missed.
WHIST
Whist takes place every Monday in St Mary’s Day Care Centre, Ryland Road, Bunclody, First deal at 8.45 p.m. Sharp, new members always welcome.
BUNCLODY MARKET
Bunclody Market is open for business every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in St Aidan’s Hall, Bunclody and at Market Square.
Tea and coffee served beside the comfort and warmth of our lovely stove. Get your fresh baking, organic vegetables, jams, chutneys, plants, crafts, clothes and lots more. There is space for more crafters and bakers (certain rules apply) if you would like to join us please ring 087 7788467.
TOURIST OFFICE VOLUNTEERS
Bunclody Tourist Office will open on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. New volunteers are urgently needed for Sundays and to cover Holidays for existing staff. Please call in to our Tourist Office at Main Street, Bunclody or phone 087 1992892 to volunteer and give your contact details.
BUNCLODY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
The next Bunclody Vocational College split-the-pot draw takes place on Friday, August 10, Envelopes are available in Bunclody Credit Union, Bunclody VC, Eurospar, Ken Rothwell, O’Reilly’s SuperValu and Steemers’ Newsagents. We thank you for your continued support.
ST LAZERIAN’S HOUSE IS 30
St Lazerian’s House, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow is celebrating 30 years on August 5 and we would like the local community to join us in our celebrations.
We would especially like to invite families and relatives who were part of St Lazerian’s House over the years, past board members, volunteers and staff to our open day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
KCLR will broadcast their Classic Hits Show live from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and there will be a vintage car exhibition from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Refreshments will be served all day along with mouth-watering brilliant home-baked cakes and scones.
CARLOW GARDEN FESTIVAL 2018
The 2018 Carlow Garden Festival promises to be better than ever with the following events planned.
Tuesday, July 31 – Cormac Downey at Altamont Gardens. Garden tree trail and tour of Altamont Gardens. This walking tour of Altamont Gardens is led by Cormac Downey, OPW Tree Officer. This tour promises to be an exciting journey through a historic setting with its fine plant collections, Robinsonian style landscapes, man-made lake and the ancient oak woodland and will take in other magnificent specimens of trees to be found at Altamont Gardens. So why not take a journey back in time in this tranquil old world setting and experience one of the most magical gardens in Ireland.
Venue: Altamont Gardens, Tullow, Co. Carlow Time: 11 a.m. Adm: free car park fee of €2 applie s. No pre-booking required. C ont actt:059 9159444w: heritag eireland.ie/opw.ie.
Friday, August 3 – Chris Beardshaw and Fergus Garrett at Altamont Plant Sales. Chris Beardshaw – Painting With Plants. Chris will give an illustrated talk which looks at creating floral rewards with less effort. Inspired by traditional herbaceous borders but with the aim of reducing the inputs and looking for a new style. It uses examples from Chris’ own schemes such as Ness Botanics. Chris, who is a natural and very fluent speaker will also weave in stories from his best-selling book 100 Plants that Almost Changed the World and will be happy to take questions from the audience.
Fergus Garrett – Designing with Plants the Great Dixter Way.
Fergus will teach his audience how to combine plants considering sense of place, colour, shape, texture and repetition. He will give examples of how to contrast one plant with another, adding punctuation in a border as well as creating intimacy and movement and balance. Examples will be primarily from Great Dixter as well as a few from other gardens. Venue: Altamont Plant Sales, Tullow, Co. Carlow GPS: 52.735129 – 6.720966.
Time: midday and 3 p.m. Adm: €35. Tickets from: carlowgardentrail.com or Robert Miller m: 087 9822135 or Carlow Tourism 059 9130411.
Saturday, August 4 – Garden tour and tree trail Huntington Castle – Dermot O’Neill, with us each year by popular demand since the start of the Carlow Garden Festival back in 2002, visits Huntington Castle for a garden tour taking in the many delights of this attraction, from the 17th century parterres to the ancient Yew Walk, the ‘Wilderness’ woodland, the kitchen gardens, the Greenhouse and the recently restored Rose Gardens.
Venue: Huntington Castle and Gardens, Clonegal, Co. Carlow.
GPS: 52.690404 – 6.649131. Time: 3 p.m. Adm: €5 – no pre-booking required. Tea rooms open for tea, coffee and light snacks. Castle tours (2 p.m. to 5 p.m. admission fee applies). Children’s playground available. Contact 053 9377160. huntingtoncastle.com.
ST CATHERINE’S TRAVELLER PROGRAMME.
St Catherine’s CSC Traveller Programme have new groups starting in September 2018 including: Driver Theory; Crafts; Personal Development; Stress Relief and Wellness and Physical Health and Exercise.
Please contact Teresa Ryan at 086 0148484 for more information or if you would liketo attend.